Researching Frank Stephens
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16619 people with the Stephens surname? In that year Stephens was ranked number 224 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Stephens on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Stephens and the Stephens Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 19959 people with the Stephens surname in the UK? Stephens is now ranked number 272 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Stephens surname in the USA? Stephens is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
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Frank Stephens (surgeon)
Frank Douglas Stephens AO, DSO (10 October 1913 - 10 December 2011) was an Australian surgeon.
He was born in Melbourne on 10 October 1913. His father was Henry Douglas Stephens and his mother Eileen Cole. Educated at the University of Melbourne he specialized in surgery, particularly with regard to congenital malformations of the uro-genital tract. He served in the Australian Army during World War II in the Australian Army Medical Corps and was awarded a Distinguished Service Order in 1942. He was discharged in 1945 as a Major.
After the war he moved into paediatric surgery and worked mostly at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. He has received numerous awards for his pioneering surgical techniques, including the Sir Denis Browne Gold Medal from the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons in 1976, the Urology Medal Award of the American Academy of Pediatrics (1986) and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987. He has written several books related to ano-rectal abnormalities in children.
He was married with two sons and a daughter.
Source: Frank Stephens (surgeon), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFrank Stephens (rugby)
Frank Stephens (23 March 1899 – 11 March 1971) was an English-born Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played invitational level rugby union (RU) for Crawshays RFC, and at club level for Bargoed RFC and Cardiff RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Wigan, Batley and Rochdale Hornets, as a, or, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Frank Stephens played for Wigan against Dewsbury in the first rugby league Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium, London in 1929.
Source: Frank Stephens (rugby), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Frank Stephens (cricketer)
Frank Garfield Stephens (26 April 1889 – 9 August 1970) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1907 to 1912.
On his first-class debut, against Yorkshire in 1907, Stephens top-scored in the second innings with 15 not out as Warwickshire were dismissed for 47. He made his highest score, 144 not out, against Lancashire in 1912, preventing defeat after Warwickshire had trailed by 282 runs on the first innings.
His twin brother, George, captained Warwickshire in 1919. Both brothers played in Warwickshire's first County Championship victory in 1911 and later served on the Warwickshire committee.
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